Denys Kobzin. Source: archive of the Kharkov Institute of Social Research. All rights reserved.The Kharkiv Institute for Social Research recently presented the results of its evaluation of Ukraine’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) against torture and ill-treatment in its penal and other closed establishments. The NPM mandates certified activists, together with the Ombudsman’s office, to inspect places of detention, monitor conditions and make recommendations on prevention of ill-treatment.
The Institute’s research covers the NPM’s work since its inception in 2012, and how its work has changed since the outbreak of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.
